3.0.0 2347 2019-11-15T21:58:56Z 2019-11-15T21:58:56Z Senate S S 2012-04-25 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-04-25T17:13:00Z 2012-04-25 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-04-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2012-04-25 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2012-05-10 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2012-05-15 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2012-05-17 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2012-05-22 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2012-06-25 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2012-07-17 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2012-07-17 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-07-24 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2012-07-25 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2012-07-25 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2012-07-30 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2012-07-30 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2012-08-02 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2012-08-02 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2012-09-11 False B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2012-09-19 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2012-09-20 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2012-11-27 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2012-11-29 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2012-12-12 False H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2012-12-18 False Health Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Health 00 2012-04-25 Introduced in Senate 2012-05-24T19:23:37Z Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to requirements for the fee schedule for diagnostic imaging services provided by a physician.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services: (1) furnished between 60 days after enactment of this Act and January 1, 2013; or (2) furnished in 2013 or subsequently unless the reduction is based on the analysis of an expert panel on diagnostic imaging services convened by the Institute of Medicine.

Directs the Secretary to request the Institute of Medicine to convene such an expert panel to analyze the appropriateness of applying a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services.

]]> Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2012 Display Title Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services. Introduced in Senate 2012-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2347is/xml/BILLS-112s2347is.xml 2012-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.